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Israel’s prime minister says an urgent call to President Bush last week resulted in Condoleezza Rice changing her vote on a UN Gaza resolution, the New York Times reports, with Ehud Olmert adding that the secretary of State “was left pretty embarrassed.” Rice helped draft the measure urging peace, which passed 14-0 with the US abstaining; a State spokesman said that was always the plan.

Olmert told the story in a speech yesterday, reports the AP. “I said, ‘Get me President Bush on the phone.’ They said he was in the middle of giving a speech in Philadelphia. I said I didn’t care.” Rice later said she abstained in light of Egyptian-French peace efforts. The White House said today that Olmert's account is “inaccurate,” Reuters adds.

Actually, Olmert's account seems to make sense ... Why else would Rice abstain from voting on a resolution she helped author? With this WH one can never be sure of the truth

Reader67849484

Jan 12, 2009 10:34 PM CST

what point does olmert think that he is making by reporting his ugly side to AP for the whole world to see. This has to be one of the most arrogant, ungrateful little joo that has ever lived. this whole world is trying to resolve this matter and he talk like this. shame on you... you miserable little man.